Author: Naguib Mahfouz Year: 1975 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction
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ISBNs: 9780385264792 9780385264808 0385264798 0385264801 |
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In Respected Sir, Mahfouz retells a familiar theme'vaulting ambition'in a powerful and religious metaphor. Othman Bayuumi's humble origins do not stop him from coveting the Director-Generalship of the governmental department he has entered as an archives clerk. It is a vision that becomes a lifelong pursuit, superseding all other interests or people in his life. What is essentially a prosaic experience becomes'in Mahfouz's hands'a beautifully crafted story of an exalted and arduous holy quest. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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